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Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP)

ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich scholarship for top Master's applicants that covers living and study costs plus a tuition fee waiver, with mentorship and ETH Foundation network access.

Award
CHF 12,000 per semester (CHF 13,500 per semester from HS27 onwards) plus tuition fee waiver
Who can apply
Open worldwide
Where
Zurich, Switzerland
Deadline
30 Nov

About the programme

ETH Zurich's merit-based scholarship for excellent Master's students who are starting a Master's at ETH, including ETH Bachelor graduates continuing into a consecutive Master's. Awardees receive a living and study allowance, a tuition fee waiver for the regular programme length, mentorship and access to the ETH Foundation network. Roughly 60 scholarships are expected for the 2027/28 academic year. Applications are made through the eApply Master application within the first window.

Duration: Regular Master's duration (three or four semesters)

Eligibility

  • Applying for a Master's programme at ETH Zurich (not MAS programmes)
  • Very good Bachelor's result, top 10% of the Bachelor's programme (self-assessed grade A)
  • Not already enrolled in an ETH Zurich Master's programme and not holding a Master's degree
  • Available for a possible phone or video interview in February
  • Must apply within the first application window
  • Two professors as reference persons if the study programme does not request references
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What you receive

  • Scholarship of CHF 12,000 per semester (CHF 13,500 from HS27) for living and study expenses
  • Tuition fee waiver for the regular Master's duration
  • Mentorship and ETH Foundation network

What you will need

  • Pre-proposal for Master's thesis
  • Two reference letters from professors (if programme does not request references)
  • CV with telephone number

How to apply

  1. Apply via eApply Master application during 1-30 November 2026 (11:59 MEZ)
  2. Selection by the Admissions Committee of the Master's programme; final decision by the ETH Rector
  3. Possible phone/VC interview in February
  4. Decisions communicated at end of March

Applications are submitted on ETH Zurich’s own site. Open Doors helps you prepare; it is not the official application portal.

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